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Where does “lachrymosely” come from?

lachrymosely (English) comes from English lachrymose, from Latin lachrymōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

lachrymosely (English): In a lachrymose manner

Definitions

  1. In a lachrymose manner

Ancestry of “lachrymosely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlachrymoseTearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears,...
2Latinlachrymōsus—
3Latin-ōsus—
4Old Latin-ōssus—
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